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How much of injustice and depravity is sanctioned by custom!
How much of injustice and depravity is sanctioned by custom!
He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]
He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
But sighs subside, and tears (even widows') shrink,
Like Arno in the summer, to a shallow.
But sighs subside, and tears (even widows') shrink,
Like Arno in the summer, to a shallow.
A man convinced against his will,
Is of the some opinion still.
A man convinced against his will,
Is of the some opinion still.
The silent countenance often speaks with expressive eloquence.
The silent countenance often speaks with expressive eloquence.
Hastiness is the beginning of wrath, and its end repentance.
Hastiness is the beginning of wrath, and its end repentance.
There are faults we would fain pardon.
There are faults we would fain pardon.